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Table 2 Group means and percentage of Personal Enhancers during music therapy and standard care

From: Individual music therapy for managing neuropsychiatric symptoms for people with dementia and their carers: a cluster randomised controlled feasibility study

Outcomes

Baseline

3 months

5 months

7 months

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

N

Mean (SD)

Symptom score (NPI-NH)

        

Music therapy

6

17.33 (10.78)

6

10.83 (14.11)

6

12.33 (11.20)

6

8.67 (9.54)

Standard care

7

17.57 (6.08)

7

24.29 (8.86)

7

26.57 (7.14)

7

34.43 (7.37)

Disruptiveness score (NPI-NH)

        

Music therapy

6

2.67 (4.68)

6

4.00 (5.62)

6

3.00 (4.38)

6

0.83 (1.33)

Standard care

7

3.00 (3.22)

7

10.71 (4.82)

7

10.71 (6.02)

7

13.86 (4.94)

Wellbeing score (DCM)

        

Music therapy

5

0.86 (0.43)

5

1.72 (0.61)

5

1.80 (0.59)

5

1.76 (0.48)

Standard care

7

1.44 (0.49)

7

0.66 (0.61)

7

0.61 (0.49)

7

0.47 (0.68)

Personal enhancers (DCM-PE)

        

Music therapy, %

 

87.50 (17.68)

 

61.90 (53.88)

 

74.90 (31.82)

 

71.80 (19.66)

Standard care, %

 

94.45 (7.85)

 

71.90 (39.75)

 

50.90 (43.70)

 

72.50 (20.08)